Richard Vogler Cruikshank Collection

Summary

Creators:

Various

Language:

English.

Preferred citation:

[Identification of item], Collection of the Grunwald Center for the Graphic Arts, UCLA. [Item credit line, if given]

Background

Scope and content:

In 1989 UCLA Chancellor Charles E. Young acquired the Richard Vogler Cruikshank Collection on behalf of the Grunwald Center for the Graphic Arts. Comprising 3,500 works on paper--drawings, prints, illustrated books, serials, and pamphlets, as well as letters and autographs--the Vogler Cruikshank collection is the most comprehensive holding of works by George, Isaac, and Robert Cruikshank in the western United States. Richard Vogler, a distinguished collector and university professor, built his collection of works by and about the Cruikshanks carefully, studiously, and with great dedication over many years.

The Vogler Cruikshank collection offers valuable commentary on nineteenth-century British history, culture, and arts and is a natural companion to other works by British, French, and American caricaturists in the University of California's museum and library holdings. In particular, the Vogler Cruikshank collection complements the extensive collection of caricatures in the Armand Hammer Honore Daumier and Contemporaries Collection at the UCLA Hammer Museum. Significant collections of related nineteenth-century works are also housed at the UCLA William Andrews Clark Memorial Library and Young Research Library. Together with San Marino's Huntington Library collection of books and prints by Thomas Rowlandson and James Gillray, the Vogler Cruikshank collection makes Los Angeles a major center for the study of eighteenth- and nineteenth-century British and French caricature.

Since the following online collection guide is intended as a general introduction to the Vogler Cruikshank collection, it includes only a representative selection of works. For the purposes of this guide, the selected works are arranged by series or groups related to production type: Drawings and Paintings, Caricatures, Serials, and Illustrated Books. Descriptions of drawings related to prints in the Vogler Cruikshank collection precede entries for the prints.

The guide incorporates research and descriptions by Richard S. Rand and Anne Helmreich for exhibitions drawn from the Vogler Cruikshank collection in 1990 and 1992. Several notes in the guide are informed by Robert L. Patten's detailed, two volume examination of George Cruikshank, as well as the Santa Barbara Museum of Art's 1978 catalogue for the traveling exhibition of Vogler's collection. The following bibliography identifies sources most frequently consulted in preparing the guide.

Selected Bibliography

Cohn, Albert M. George Cruikshank: A Catalogue Raisonne of the Work Executed During the Years 1806-1877. Annotated by Richard Vogler. 3 vols. London: Office of "The Bookman's Journal," 1924.

Helmreich, Anne. Life in London: Prints and Book Illustrations from the Richard Vogler Cruikshank Collection. Exhibition brochure. Los Angeles: Grunwald Center for the Graphic Arts, 1992.

Patten, Robert L. George Cruikshank's Life, Times, and Art. Volume 1: 1792-1835. New Brunswick, N.J.: Rutgers University Press, 1992.

Patten, Robert L. George Cruikshank's Life, Times, and Art. Volume 2: 1835-1878. New Brunswick, N.J.: Rutgers University Press, 1996.

Rand Jr., Richard S. Snuffing Out Boney! Napoleonic Caricatures from the Richard Vogler George Cruikshank Collection. Exhibition brochure. Los Angeles: Grunwald Center for the Graphic Arts, 1990.

Santa Barbara Museum of Art. George Cruikshank: Printmaker (1792-1878); Selections from the Richard Vogler Collection. Exhibition catalogue. Catalogue entries compiled by Joy Mulvaney and catalogue notes by Richard Vogler. Santa Barbara, Ca.: Santa Barbara Museum of Art, 1978.

University of California, Los Angeles. Picturing Childhood: Illustrated Children's Books from the University of California Collections, 1550-1990. Exhibition catalogue. Los Angeles: Grunwald Center for the Graphic Arts and the Department of Special Collections at the University Research Library, 1997.

Biographical / historical:

George Cruikshank (1792-1878) was a popular nineteenth-century British artist, widely recognized for his work as a caricaturist and book illustrator. George and his elder brother Robert Cruikshank (1789-1856) learned the craft of design, collaboration, and printmaking from their father, the noted caricaturist Isaac Cruikshank (1748-1811). George Cruikshank was also greatly influenced by predecessor William Hogarth (1697-1764) and early contemporaries Thomas Rowlandson (1756-1827) and James Gillray (1757-1815).

George Cruikshank's lengthy career spanned the Regency period (1811-1820) and Victorian era (1837-1901). From age nine to eighty-five, Cruikshank produced thousands of designs in formats ranging from caricatural prints, book illustrations, lottery puffs, and song sheets. Cruikshank's early caricatures provided sharp commentary on British politics and culture. Favorite targets were Napoleon Bonaparte (1769-1821), King George IV (1762-1830), and dandies and trendsetters of the early nineteenth century. When interest in caricatural prints waned in England in the 1820s, Cruikshank shifted to designing and publishing humorous serials, such as "My Sketch Book," and illustrating serialized novels by authors such as Charles Dickens (1812-1870) and William Harrison Ainsworth (1805-1882). In the last decades of his life, Cruikshank became deeply involved in the Temperance movement, producing images and text directly attributing difficult contemporary social issues--violence, poverty, crime--to the pernicious effects of alcohol.

Restrictions:

Collection is open for research.

Terms of access:

For publication information, please contact Susan Shin, Grunwald Center for the Graphic Arts, schin@hammer.ucla.edu

Preferred citation:

[Identification of item], Collection of the Grunwald Center for the Graphic Arts, UCLA. [Item credit line, if given]

Location of this collection:

UCLA, Grunwald Center for the Graphic Arts

University of California, Los Angeles, Hammer Museum, 10899 Wilshire Blvd.

Los Angeles, CA 90024-4201, US

Contact:

(310) 443-7000

Website

Summary

Creators:

George Cruikshank, 1792-1878, British

Background

Custodial history:

Richard Vogler Cruikshank Collection.

Physical facet:

Watercolor and ink

Related resources

Other descriptive data:

Inscription: Recto, in ink, "Geo Cruikshank" at l.r.; "Laugh when you can" below ledge at u.l. and illegible inscription below ledge at l.l.

Indexed terms

Subjects:

boxes (audience spaces); audiences; laughing; weeping

Summary

Creators:

George Cruikshank, 1792-1878, British

Background

Custodial history:

Richard Vogler Cruikshank Collection.

Physical facet:

Watercolor and graphite on paper embossed with decorative border

Related resources

Other descriptive data:

Inscription: Recto, in ink, "Geo Cruikshank / Jan.y 1820" at c. of lower edge

Indexed terms

Subjects:

landscapes (representations); serenades; musicians; musical instruments; courtship

Summary

Creators:

George Cruikshank, 1792-1878, British

Background

Custodial history:

Richard Vogler Cruikshank Collection.

Physical facet:

Watercolor and graphite

Related resources

Other descriptive data:

Inscription: Recto, in ink, "Geo Cruikshank June 20th 1834" below design

Provenance: Eldridge R. Johnson (Parke-Bernet, New York, May 9, 1946, Part III, No. 225); Richard A. Vogler, Los Angeles

Indexed terms

Subjects:

viewers

Summary

Creators:

George Cruikshank, 1792-1878, British

Background

Custodial history:

Richard Vogler Cruikshank Collection.

Physical facet:

Oil, red chalk, and graphite on prepared wood panel

Indexed terms

Subjects:

artists; self-portraits

Summary

Creators:

George Cruikshank, 1792-1878, British

Background

Custodial history:

Richard Vogler Cruikshank Collection.

Physical facet:

Graphite

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Other descriptive data:

Drawing related to Cruikshank's oil painting, "The Disturbed Congregation" or, "The Disturber Detected," in the Royal Collection. Albert, prince consort of Queen Victoria, purchased the painting from Cruikshank in 1849.

Inscription: Recto, in ink, "Geo. Cruikshank" at l.l.; annotations in pencil at lower edge

Provenance: J.H. White (Christie, Manson & Woods, London, July 8, 1879, Lot 245); A.S.W. Rosenbach, Philadelphia; Richard A. Vogler, Los Angeles

Indexed terms

Subjects:

interior; churches; children (people by age group); beadles; congregation

Summary

Creators:

George Cruikshank, 1792-1878, British

Background

Custodial history:

Richard Vogler Cruikshank Collection.

Physical facet:

Watercolor and graphite

Related resources

Other descriptive data:

Inscription: Recto, in ink, "George Cruikshank" at c.

Provenance: William H. Woodin (Parke-Bernet, New York, February 27, 1942, Part III, No. 145); Robert Bennett, Bennett and Marshall, Los Angeles; Richard A. Vogler, Los Angeles

Indexed terms

Subjects:

executions; squares; spectators

Summary

Creators:

Isaac Cruikshank, 1764-1811, British, and George Cruikshank, 1792-1878, British; Samuel William Fores, London, publisher

Background

Custodial history:

Richard Vogler Cruikshank Collection.

Physical facet:

Etching with hand coloring

Related resources

Other descriptive data:

The character Little Boney, a miniaturized Napoleon Bonaparte (1769-1821), first appears in James Gillray's 1803 print, "John Bull offering little Boney Fair Play," published by Hannah Humphrey. [Rand, Snuffing Out Boney]

Referring to John Ashton's "English Caricature and Satire on Napoleon I," E.B. Krumbhaar, Isaac Cruikshank's early cataloger, suggests Isaac Cruikshank likely etched this plate, assisted by his thirteen-year-old son, George.

Catalogue Raisonne: Reid 16; Douglas 649; Krumbhaar 86; British Museum 10439

Inscription: Recto, in plate below design, "Pubd by S.W. Fores N. 50 Piccadilly London Novr 19 1805" at l.r.

Indexed terms

Subjects:

caricatures; Napoleon I, Emperor of the French, 1769-1821; Napoleonic wars; armed forces

Summary

Creators:

George Cruikshank, 1792-1878, British; J. Johnston, London, publisher

Background

Custodial history:

Richard Vogler Cruikshank Collection.

Physical facet:

Etching with hand coloring

Related resources

Other descriptive data:

Catalogue Raisonne: Reid 5085; Douglas 655; Cohn 1006

Inscription: Recto, in plate below design, "G. Cruikshank" at l.l.; "Pubd by J. Johnston 101 Cheapside / July 1809" at l.r.

Indexed terms

Subjects:

caricatures; Napoleonic wars; armed forces

Summary

Creators:

George Cruikshank, 1792-1878, British; Hannah Humphrey, London, publisher

Background

Custodial history:

Richard Vogler Cruikshank Collection.

Physical facet:

Etching with hand coloring

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Other descriptive data:

While Cruikshank credits George Humphrey (G. H. ivt) with the idea or design, this caricature of allied generals shoveling Napoleon into a baker's oven derives from James Gillray's 1806 print, "Tiddy-Doll, the Great French Gingerbread-Baker, Drawing out a new batch of Kings," also published by Hannah Humphrey. George Humphrey was Hannah's nephew and later successor in publishing.

Catalogue Raisonne: Reid 299; Douglas 690; Cohn 882; British Museum 12206

Inscription: Recto, in plate below design, "G. H. ivt / Gruikshank [sic] fect." at l.l.; "Pubd April 1st 1814 by / H. Humphrey St. James's St." at l.r.

Indexed terms

Subjects:

caricatures; Napoleon I, Emperor of the French, 1769-1821; military personnel; war allies; ovens

Summary

Creators:

French copy after George Cruikshank

Background

Custodial history:

Richard Vogler Cruikshank Collection.

Physical facet:

Etching with hand coloring

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Other descriptive data:

A few of Cruikshank's more popular anti-Napoleon caricatures were reproduced with French inscriptions, probably intended for distribution in France. [Rand, Snuffing Out Boney]

Catalogue Raisonne: British Museum 12206A

Inscription: Recto, in brown ink, "11o 24" at u.l.

Indexed terms

Subjects:

caricatures; Napoleon I, Emperor of the French, 1769-1821; military personnel; war allies; ovens

Summary

Creators:

George Cruikshank, 1792-1878, British; Thomas Tegg, London, publisher

Background

Custodial history:

Richard Vogler Cruikshank Collection.

Physical facet:

Etching with hand coloring

Related resources

Other descriptive data:

Catalogue Raisonne: Reid 320; Douglas 701; Cohn 1992; British Museum 12254

Inscription: Recto, in plate below design, "G Cruikshank fect" at l.l.; "Pubd May 1st 1814 by / T. Tegg. No 111 / Cheapside" at l.r.; "326" at u.r.

Indexed terms

Subjects:

caricatures; Cossacks; Napoleon I, Emperor of the French, 1769-1821

Summary

Creators:

George Cruikshank, 1792-1878, British; Thomas Tegg, London, publisher

Background

Custodial history:

Richard Vogler Cruikshank Collection.

Physical facet:

Etching with hand coloring

Related resources

Other descriptive data:

Caricature of Napoleon, in exile on the Isola d'Elba, seated on a chamber pot (inscribed the "Imperial Throne"), encouraged by a demon to take his own life.

Catalogue Raisonne: Reid 328; Douglas 706; Cohn 1322; British Museum 12261

Inscription: Recto, in plate below design, "G. Cruikshank fect." at l.l.; "Pubd May 12th 1814 by / Thos Tegg No 111 Cheapside" at l.r.; "331" at u.r.; collector's stamp in black ink at l.r.c.; Verso, Vogler's stamp in black ink at l.r.

Indexed terms

Subjects:

caricatures; Napoleon I, Emperor of the French, 1769-1821; exiles; demons

Summary

Creators:

George Cruikshank, 1792-1878, British; Hannah Humphrey, London, publisher

Background

Custodial history:

Richard Vogler Cruikshank Collection.

Physical facet:

Etching with hand coloring

Related resources

Other descriptive data:

While Cruikshank credits George Humphrey (G. H. invt.) with suggesting this caricature of Napoleon, as the devil incarnate, exiled on the island of Saint Helena in the South Atlantic Ocean, the print is an adaptation of James Gillray's 1782 etching, "Gloria Mundi, or--the Devil addressing the Sun," published by Hannah Humphrey.

Catalogue Raisonne: Reid 500; Douglas 734; Cohn 944; British Museum 12593

Inscription: Recto, in plate below design, "Pubd August 1815 by / H Humphrey St. James's St." at l.l.; "G.H invt. G Cruikshank fect" at l.r.; Verso, Vogler's stamp in black ink at l.r.

Indexed terms

Subjects:

caricatures; Napoleon I, Emperor of the French, 1769-1821; exiles; demons

Summary

Creators:

George Cruikshank, 1792-1878, British; Samuel William Fores, London, publisher

Background

Custodial history:

Richard Vogler Cruikshank Collection.

Physical facet:

Lithograph with hand coloring

Related resources

Other descriptive data:

After hostilities between England and France quieted in 1815, French clothing designs increasingly influenced English fashions. In this print, Cruikshank satirizes the strange stoop Englishwomen affected in order to accentuate their decolletage. [Helmreich, Life in London]

Catalogue Raisonne: Reid 2735; Douglas 1467; Cohn 1110 ii/ii; British Museum 12949

Inscription: Recto, in stone below design, "G. Cruikshank. fect." at l.l.; "Pubd. by SW Fores 50 Piccadilly Augt. 4th. 1817" at l.r.; collector's stamp in black ink at l.r.c.

Indexed terms

Subjects:

caricatures; dandies; fashion (concept); clothing & dress

Summary

Creators:

George Cruikshank, 1792-1878, British; George Humphrey, London, publisher

Background

Custodial history:

Richard Vogler Cruikshank Collection.

Physical facet:

Etching with hand coloring

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Other descriptive data:

The scene is a birthday celebration honoring Caroline, princess of Brunswick (later queen of England). Guests rush into the constricted space of a drawing room in the Queen's House (now Buckingham Palace), attempting to be first in line to greet Caroline.

Catalogue Raisonne: Reid 774; Douglas 1087; Cohn 1229; British Museum 13046

Inscription: Recto, in plate below design, "G. Cruikshank fect" at l.l.; "Pubd May 6th 1818 by G Humphrey 27 St. James's St" at l.r.; Verso, Vogler's stamp in black ink at l.r.

Indexed terms

Subjects:

caricatures; fashion (concept); military uniforms; receptions; drawing rooms

Summary

Creators:

George Cruikshank, 1792-1878, British; Samuel William Fores, London, publisher

Background

Custodial history:

Richard Vogler Cruikshank Collection.

Physical facet:

Lithograph with hand coloring

Related resources

Other descriptive data:

A number of Cruikshank's most scathing images were of dandies: elegant and fashionably dressed, wealthy young men who lived a life of pleasure and decadence. [Helmreich, Life in London] In this print, a child retrieves a dandy's flowered handkerchief from the street, expecting but not receiving a tip.

Catalogue Raisonne: Reid 2746; Douglas 1480; British Museum 13091

Indexed terms

Subjects:

caricatures; dandies

Summary

Creators:

George Cruikshank, 1792-1878, British; Samuel William Fores, London, publisher

Background

Custodial history:

Richard Vogler Cruikshank Collection.

Physical facet:

Etching with hand coloring

Related resources

Other descriptive data:

George Cruikshank's cataloger, R.J.H. Douglas, suggests there may be more of Robert Cruikshank's work in this caricatural print than that of George.

Catalogue Raisonne: Reid 5094; Douglas 1187

Inscription: Recto, in plate below design, "Cruikshank. fecit." at l.l.; "Pubd Octr 25 1818 by SW Fores 50 Piccadilly;" wet stamp in black ink ("PRICE 1") at l.r.

Indexed terms

Subjects:

caricatures; interior; dandies; clothing & dress

Summary

Creators:

George Cruikshank, 1792-1878, British

Background

Custodial history:

Richard Vogler Cruikshank Collection.

Physical facet:

Watercolor, ink, and graphite

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Other descriptive data:

Recto of a double-sided drawing for the caricatural print, "Monstrosities of 1821," published by George Humphrey (1989.21.1489).

Inscription: Recto, in ink, "G.Ck." at l.l.

Provenance: Argosy Book Stores, New York; Richard A. Vogler, Los Angeles

Indexed terms

Subjects:

fashion (concept); clothing & dress; dandies

Summary

Creators:

George Cruikshank, 1792-1878, British

Background

Custodial history:

Richard Vogler Cruikshank Collection.

Physical facet:

Watercolor, ink, and graphite

Related resources

Other descriptive data:

Verso of a double-sided drawing for the caricatural print, "Monstrosities of 1821," published by George Humphrey (1989.21.1489).

Provenance: Argosy Book Stores, New York; Richard A. Vogler, Los Angeles

Indexed terms

Subjects:

fashion (concept); clothing & dress; dandies

Summary

Creators:

George Cruikshank, 1792-1878, British; George Humphrey, London, publisher

Background

Custodial history:

Richard Vogler Cruikshank Collection.

Physical facet:

Etching with hand coloring

Related resources

Other descriptive data:

One in a series of eight prints by George Cruikshank satirizing fashions of early nineteenth-century London. (See also 1989.21.1615A-B) The series is titled "The Monstrosities" after work by James Gillray.

Public parks such as Kensington Gardens, Hyde Park and St. James Park were popular with Londoners because they offered areas of green grass, and, moreover, served as convenient social meeting places. The middle and upper classes donned their best attire and either strolled or rode through the parks, hoping to impress others with their good taste and latest fashions. [Helmreich, Life in London]

Catalogue Raisonne: Reid 983; Douglas 1167; Cohn 1751; British Museum 14310

Inscription: Recto, in plate below design, "G. Cruikshank invt et fecit" at l.l.; "Pubd by G. Humphrey 27 St. James's St London May 20 1821" at l.r.; in plate above design, "Pt 4" at u.l.; Verso, Vogler's stamp in black ink at l.r.

Indexed terms

Subjects:

caricatures; dandies; fashion (concept); uniforms; urban parks

Summary

Creators:

George Cruikshank, 1792-1878, British; S. Knight, London, publisher

Background

Custodial history:

Richard Vogler Cruikshank Collection.

Physical facet:

Etching with hand coloring

Related resources

Other descriptive data:

Brighton Pavilion, also known as the Royal Pavilion, was the seaside residence of George IV (1762-1830). Henry Holland's original design (built 1785) was transformed by John Nash between 1815 and 1822 into an Eastern-influenced architectural fantasy.

Cruikshank credits Alfred Crowquill (A. Crowquill Esqr Del) for the print's design. Alfred Crowquill was the pseudonym used by Alfred Henry Forrester. Dorothy George (British Museum 15156) identifies the gentleman with hand at chin on the far left as a Forrester self-portrait.

Catalogue Raisonne: Reid 1342; Douglas 859; Cohn 914; British Museum 15156

Inscription: Recto, in plate below design, "A. Crowquill Esqr Del--Etched by G. Cruikshank" at l.l.; "London Pubd March 1st 1826 by S Knights Sweetings Alley Ryl X'change" at l.r.; Verso, collector's stamp in red ink [lion with MW] near center and Vogler's stamp in black ink at l.l.

Indexed terms

Subjects:

caricatures; dandies; fashion (concept); architecture; Royal Pavilion (Brighton, England)

Summary

Creators:

George Cruikshank, 1792-1878, British; George Humphrey, London, publisher

Background

Custodial history:

Richard Vogler Cruikshank Collection.

Physical facet:

Etching with hand coloring

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Other descriptive data:

The artist credits Captain Frederick Marryat (anchor emblem) with suggesting this caricature of a woman tortured by small, ghoulish creatures.

Catalogue Raisonne: Reid 871; Douglas 1201; Cohn 995; British Museum 13438

Inscription: Recto, in plate below design, anchor emblem [Marryat del] and "G Cruikshank fect" at l.l.; "Pubd Feb.y 12 1819 by G Humphrey, 27 St. James's St." at l.r.; Verso, Vogler's stamp in black ink at l.r.

Indexed terms

Subjects:

caricatures; illnesses; medical illustrations; demons

Summary

Creators:

George Cruikshank, 1792-1878, British; George Humphrey, London, publisher

Background

Custodial history:

Richard Vogler Cruikshank Collection.

Physical facet:

Etching with hand coloring

Related resources

Other descriptive data:

Cruikshank credits Captain Frederick Marryat (anchor emblem) with the design for this caricature of a seated man tortured by small, ghoulish creatures.

French caricaturist Honore Daumier (1808-1879) adopted the idea of "The Cholic" (1989.21.31) and "The Head Ache" in lithographs made while incarcerated at Sainte-Pelagie prison and published in Le Charivari in 1833 (see 1995.24.4).

Catalogue Raisonne: Reid 870; Douglas 1200; Cohn 1186; British Museum 13439

Inscription: Recto, in plate below design, anchor emblem [Marryat del] and "G Cruikshank fect" at l.l.; "Pubd Feby 12th 1819 by G. Humphrey 27 St. James's St." at l.r.

Indexed terms

Subjects:

caricatures; illnesses; medical illustrations; demons

Summary

Creators:

Honore Daumier, 1808-1879, French; Aubert & Cie., Paris, publisher

Background

Custodial history:

Collection of the Grunwald Center for the Graphic Arts, UCLA.

Physical facet:

Lithograph

Related resources

Other descriptive data:

Daumier adopted the subject of George Cruikshank's earlier etching, "The Head Ache" (1989.21.29), in this lithograph published in the daily newspaper, Le Charivari.

Catalogue Raisonne: Delteil app 37 ii/ii; Hazard 1986

Provenance: R.M. Light, Santa Barbara

Indexed terms

Subjects:

caricatures; illnesses; medical illustrations; demons

Summary

Creators:

George Cruikshank, 1792-1878, British; Thomas Tegg, London, publisher

Background

Custodial history:

Richard Vogler Cruikshank Collection.

Physical facet:

Etching with hand coloring

Related resources

Other descriptive data:

One of many caricatures of the Prince Regent (later George IV), Cruikshank's design suggests the progression of the Prince Regent's behavior from honorable to profligate.

Catalogue Raisonne: Reid 589; Douglas 820; Cohn 1153; British Museum 12791

Inscription: Recto, in plate below design, "G Cruikshank fect." at l.l.; "Pubd. by T. Tegg N. 111 Cheapside July 5 1816" at c.; "379" at u.r.

Indexed terms

Subjects:

George IV, King of Great Britain, 1762-1830

Summary

Creators:

George Cruikshank, 1792-1878, British; George Humphrey, London, publisher

Background

Custodial history:

Richard Vogler Cruikshank Collection.

Physical facet:

Etching with hand coloring

Related resources

Other descriptive data:

Catalogue Raisonne: Reid 920; Douglas 934; Cohn 1884; British Museum 13275

Inscription: Recto, in plate below design, "G. Cruikshank fect." at l.l.; "Pub Novr 13 1819 by G. Humphrey No. 27 / St. James's Street London" at l.r.

Indexed terms

Subjects:

caricatures; violence; guillotines; radicalism

Summary

Creators:

George Cruikshank, 1792-1878, British; S. Knight, London, publisher

Background

Custodial history:

Richard Vogler Cruikshank Collection.

Physical facet:

Etching with hand coloring

Related resources

Other descriptive data:

Catalogue Raisonne: Reid 971; Douglas 943; Cohn 1885; British Museum 13714

Inscription: Recto, in plate below design, "Designed by an Amateur / Etchd by G Cruikshank" at l.l.; "Pubd May 25th 1820 by S Knight / No 3 Sweetings Alley Royal X'change" at l.r.

Indexed terms

Subjects:

caricatures; politics; radicalism; John Bull

Summary

Creators:

George Cruikshank, 1792-1878, British; George Humphrey, London, publisher

Background

Custodial history:

Richard Vogler Cruikshank Collection.

Physical facet:

Etching with hand coloring

Related resources

Other descriptive data:

One of several prints by George Cruikshank satirizing the unhappy union of George IV and Queen Caroline. Here, Cruikshank depicts the king and queen as pear-shaped green bags, an allusion to the common use of green bags to carry legal or official papers. When the king sent Parliament evidence of the queen's questionable moral conduct, the queen's counselor, Henry Peter Broughman is credited with responding, "if the King had a Green Bag the Queen might have one too;" that is, evidence of the king's moral misconduct might be gathered easily. Cruikshank playfully credits Broughman with the idea for the caricature (Broom invt). The title derives from lyrics in Richard Brinsley Sheridan's comic opera, The Duenna.

Catalogue Raisonne: Reid 957; Douglas 843; Cohn 877; British Museum 13735

Inscription: Recto, in plate below design, "Broom invt G. Cruikshank fect" at l.l.; "Pubd by G. Humphrey 27 St James's Street / June 23 1820" at l.r.; Verso, Vogler's stamp in black ink at l.r.

Indexed terms

Subjects:

caricatures; monarchy; George IV, King of Great Britain, 1762-1830; Caroline Amelia Elizabeth, Queen, Consort of George IV, King of Great Britain, 1768-1821

Summary

Creators:

George Cruikshank, 1792-1878, British; George Humphrey, London, publisher

Background

Custodial history:

Richard Vogler Cruikshank Collection.

Physical facet:

Etching with hand coloring

Related resources

Other descriptive data:

A caricature of King George IV and his ministers attempting to blow out the flame of a rush light or, Queen Caroline and her reputed acts of misconduct.

Catalogue Raisonne: Reid 973; Douglas 853; Cohn 1929; British Museum 14130A

First state before aquatinting

Inscription: Recto, in plate below design, "G Cruikshank fect." at l.l.; "Pubd by G Humphrey 27 St. James's St. London / March 3d 1821" at l.r.; Verso, Vogler's stamp in black ink at l.r.

Indexed terms

Subjects:

caricatures; George IV, King of Great Britain, 1762-1830; Caroline Amelia Elizabeth, Queen, Consort of George IV, King of Great Britain, 1768-1821; secretaries (public officers)

Summary

Creators:

George Cruikshank, 1792-1878, British; George Humphrey, London, publisher

Background

Custodial history:

Richard Vogler Cruikshank Collection.

Physical facet:

Etching with hand coloring

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George Cruikshank credits his brother (Isaac) Robert Cruikshank (1789-1856) with the idea for this caricature (IRC invt). The design recalls "The Royal Extinguisher or Gulliver Putting out the Patriots of Lilliput!!!," an earlier print by their father, Isaac (1989.21.791). In this work, King George IV brings down a large paper cone to extinguish a Lilliputianized Queen Caroline and her Jacobin, or radical, companions.

Catalogue Raisonne: Reid 978; Douglas 854; Cohn 1919; British Museum 14145

Inscription: Recto, in plate below design, "IRC invt G. Cruikshank fect" at l.l.; "Pubd April 7th 1821 by G Humphrey 27 St James's Street London" at l.r.; Verso, Vogler's stamp in black ink at l.r.

Indexed terms

Subjects:

caricatures; George IV, King of Great Britain, 1762-1830; Caroline Amelia Elizabeth, Queen, Consort of George IV, King of Great Britain, 1768-1821; secretaries (public officers)

Summary

Creators:

Isaac Cruikshank, 1764-1811, British; Samuel William Fores, London, publisher

Background

Custodial history:

Richard Vogler Cruikshank Collection.

Physical facet:

Etching with hand coloring

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London publishing firms competed for buyers and audiences by displaying their latest stock of caricatural prints in their shop windows. [Rand, Snuffing Out Boney] As suggested by this print's inscription, publishers lent or rented select caricatures to subscribers for an evening or weekend's entertainment. [Patten, 77]

Catalogue Raisonne: Krumbhaar 1025; British Museum 8701

Inscription: Recto, in plate above design, "London Published Decem 1 1795 by SW Fores N3 Piccadilly Folios & Caricatures Lent out for the Evening" and initialed "IC" in plate near c. of lower edge

Indexed terms

Subjects:

caricatures; politics

Summary

Creators:

George Cruikshank, 1792-1878, British; George Humphrey, London, publisher

Background

Custodial history:

Richard Vogler Cruikshank Collection.

Physical facet:

Etching with hand coloring

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Other descriptive data:

Catalogue Raisonne: Reid 1070; Douglas 1292; Cohn 2018; British Museum 14444

Inscription: Recto, in plate below design, "[TC scratched out] delt / GC sculpt" at l.l.; "Pubd March 20th 1822 by Geo / Humphrey, 27 St. James's St / London" at l.r.; Verso, Vogler's stamp in black ink at l.r.

Indexed terms

Subjects:

caricatures; ethics

Summary

Creators:

George Cruikshank, 1792-1878, British; George Humphrey, London, publisher

Background

Custodial history:

Richard Vogler Cruikshank Collection.

Physical facet:

Etching with hand coloring

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A caricature of William Wilberforce (1759-1833), philanthropist and abolitionist, attempting to cover and "make decent" a colossal, Neoclassical sculpture by Sir Richard Westmacott (1775-1856). The bronze sculpture of Achilles was placed in Hyde Park July 1822 and honors the efforts of Arthur Wesley, 1st Duke of Wellington (1769-1852) and his troops in defeating the French at the battle of Waterloo.

Catalogue Raisonne: Reid 1087; Douglas 1136; Cohn 1713 i/ii; British Museum 14383

Inscription: Recto, in plate below design, anchor emblem [Marryat del, obscured] and "invt. G Cruikk fect" at l.l.; "Pubd by G Humphrey 27 St James's St London / August 8th 1822" at l.r.

Indexed terms

Subjects:

caricatures; censorship; urban parks; public art; monuments; sculpture; Achilles

Summary

Creators:

George Cruikshank, 1792-1878, British

Background

Custodial history:

Richard Vogler Cruikshank Collection.

Physical facet:

Pen and brown ink

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Drawing for the caricatural print, "Plucking a Goose," published by John Fairburn, 1825.

Inscription: Recto, several annotations in brown ink, including "Plucking a Goose..." at c. of lower edge; signed "Geo Cruikshank" in black ink at l.r.

Indexed terms

Subjects:

wealth; actors; marriage; geese

Summary

Creators:

George Cruikshank, 1792-1878, British; John Fairburn, London, publisher

Background

Custodial history:

Richard Vogler Cruikshank Collection.

Physical facet:

Etching with hand coloring

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This caricatural print and its related drawing (1989.21.1611) refer to damages for breach of promise of marriage sought by the actress, Maria Foote (1797?-1867), against a wealthy young man, Joseph Hayne.

Catalogue Raisonne: Reid 5121; Douglas 1035; Cohn 1854; British Museum 14856

Inscription: Recto, in plate, "Pub. by J Fairburn Broadway Ludgate Hill Jan'y 1st 1825" at l.l.; Verso, Vogler's stamp in black ink at l.r.

Indexed terms

Subjects:

caricatures; wealth; actors; marriage; geese

Summary

Creators:

George Cruikshank, 1792-1878, British; George Humphrey, London, publisher

Background

Custodial history:

Richard Vogler Cruikshank Collection.

Physical facet:

Etching with hand coloring

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Cruikshank credits his younger sister, Margaret Eliza (1807-1825), with assistance in etching "The Four Mr. Prices" (G & EMC Sculp.).

Catalogue Raisonne: Reid 1286; Douglas 1152; Cohn 1122; British Museum 14901

Inscription: Recto, in plate below design, "George Cruikshank del / London Pubd Jany 5th 1825 by G Humphrey / 24 St. James's Street" at l.l.; "G & EMC Sculp." at l.r.; Verso, Vogler's stamp in black ink at l.r.

Indexed terms

Subjects:

caricatures; economics; anatomy

Summary

Creators:

George Cruikshank, 1792-1878, British; George Humphrey, London, publisher

Background

Custodial history:

Richard Vogler Cruikshank Collection.

Physical facet:

Etching with hand coloring

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Cruikshank credits his friend Tom Greenwood (T.G Esqr invt) with suggesting this political satire on speculative economic schemes.

Catalogue Raisonne: Reid 1308; Douglas 1153; Cohn 1963; British Museum 14787

Inscription: Recto, in plate below design, "T.G Esqr invt. G Cruikshank fect." at l.l.; "London Pubd July 17th 1825 by G Humphrey 24 St James's Street" at l.r.; Verso, Vogler's stamp in black ink at l.r.

Indexed terms

Subjects:

caricatures; hot-air balloons; transportation; economics; fraud

Summary

Creators:

George Cruikshank, 1792-1878, British; David Bogue, London, publisher

Background

Custodial history:

Richard Vogler Cruikshank Collection.

Physical facet:

Etching with hand coloring

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In addition to illustrating Henry Mayhew's serialized novel, "1851, or the Adventures of Mr. and Mrs. Sandboys and Family, who came up to London to Enjoy Themselves and to See the Great Exhibition," Cruikshank made this etching of the international exhibition at the Crystal Palace. With approximately 25,000 in attendance on May 1, Queen Victoria and Prince Albert officially opened the exhibition of industrial, scientific, and aesthetic products and enterprises.

Catalogue Raisonne: Reid 2542; Douglas 1433; Cohn 1814

Inscription: Recto, in plate at base of crystal fountain at l.r., "Drawn & Etched by / George Cruikshank;" in plate below design, "Taken on the spot by GEORGE CRUIKSHANK" at l.l.; "Published by David Bogue, 86, Fleet Street, London, June 29th 1851" at l.r.; title and "The View is taken from the South West Gallery, at the time when the Archbishop is offering up a Prayer for the Divine blessing upon the objects of this Great Exhibition" at lower edge; Verso, Vogler's stamp in black ink at l.l.

Indexed terms

Subjects:

Crystal Palace (London, England); Great Exhibition (1851: London, England); world's fairs; exhibitions; ceremonies

Summary

Creators:

George Cruikshank, 1792-1878, British

Background

Custodial history:

Richard Vogler Cruikshank Collection.

Physical facet:

Pen and brown ink and graphite

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Drawing for plate 3, number IV of Cruikshank's self-published serial, "Scraps and Sketches" (1989.21.1490).

Inscription: Recto, in ink, "Original sketch," "Bartholomew Fair or the Fiends Frying Pan," and "George Cruikshank" at u.l.; several annotations in pencil

Provenance: Eldridge R. Johnson (Parke-Bernet, New York, October 29, 1946, Part V, No. 143); Childs Gallery, Boston; Richard A. Vogler, Los Angeles

Indexed terms

Subjects:

devils; figures (representations); animals

Summary

Creators:

George Cruikshank, 1792-1878, British

Background

Custodial history:

Richard Vogler Cruikshank Collection.

Physical facet:

Etching with hand coloring

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Plate 3 in part IV of Cruikshank's self-published "Scraps and Sketches," a four-part serial (published 1828, 1829, 1831, 1832), each with six plates by Cruikshank. "Scraps and Sketches" provided a venue for Cruikshank to distribute his opinions on current events and interests. This plate refers to the artist's displeasure with the excessive behavior of attendees of Bartholomew Fair (held in Smithfield, an area in northwest London). See also the related drawing, 1989.21.1612.

Catalogue Raisonne: Reid 1832; Douglas 92; Cohn 180

Inscription: Recto, in plate below design, "Designed Etched & Published by George Cruikshank Sept 1 1832" at l.r.; "Pl. 3" at u.l.

Indexed terms

Subjects:

fairs; festivals; devils; vice; drunkenness

Summary

Creators:

George Cruikshank, 1792-1878, British

Background

Custodial history:

Richard Vogler Cruikshank Collection.

Physical facet:

Graphite

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Recto of a double-sided drawing for plates in number IV of Cruikshank's self-published serial, "My Sketch Book" (1989.21.2272D). Vogler identifies the head in profile at left as a Cruikshank self-portrait. [Santa Barbara, 37]

Inscription (possibly added at later date): In ink, "Original sketch / for Part 4 of / my 'Sketch Book' / George Cruikshank" near l.r.

Indexed terms

Subjects:

birds; anthropomorphic; animals; dandies; fashion (concept); barbers

Summary

Creators:

George Cruikshank, 1792-1878, British

Background

Custodial history:

Richard Vogler Cruikshank Collection.

Physical facet:

Graphite

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Verso of a double-sided drawing for plates in number IV of Cruikshank's self-published serial, "My Sketch Book" (1989.21.2272D). Vogler identifies the head in profile at center as a Cruikshank self-portrait. [Santa Barbara, 37]

Inscription (possibly added at later date): In ink, "George Cruikshank" near l.l.

Indexed terms

Subjects:

caricatures; heads (representations)

Summary

Creators:

George Cruikshank, 1792-1878, British

Background

Custodial history:

Richard Vogler Cruikshank Collection.

Physical facet:

Etching with hand coloring

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Plate 1 in number IV of Cruikshank's self-published, nine-part serial, "My Sketch Book" (published 1834-1836), each with four plates by Cruikshank. (See also related double-sided drawing, 1989.21.1664A-B). Like his earlier publication, "Scraps and Sketches," "My Sketch Book" provided a forum for Cruikshank to share his opinions on contemporary matters with the public.

Catalogue Raisonne: Reid 4917; Douglas 94; Cohn 181

Inscription: Recto, in plate, "Designed Etched / & Published by / George Cruikshank / April 1st 1834" at lower edge; "Pl 1" at u.l.

Indexed terms

Subjects:

caricatures; fashion (concept); dandies

Summary

Creators:

George Cruikshank, 1792-1878, British

Background

Custodial history:

Richard Vogler Cruikshank Collection.

Physical facet:

Pen and ink, watercolor, and graphite

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Vogler relates this drawing to the small vignette, "A Wapping Sweetheart," in number 6 of Cruikshank's self-published serial, "My Sketch Book" (1989.21.2272F).

Inscription: Recto, in ink, "A Wapping Landlady / Geo Cruikshank / Sept 3 1832" at c. of lower edge; "Why bless me Nan--you growed out of / all compass! / Yes they tells me that I grows Stout Thomas!" at c. of upper edge

Indexed terms

Subjects:

innkeepers; landlords; embracing

Summary

Creators:

George Cruikshank, 1792-1878, British

Background

Custodial history:

Richard Vogler Cruikshank Collection.

Physical facet:

Etching with hand coloring

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Plate 3 in number six of Cruikshank's self-published, nine-part serial, "My Sketch Book" (published 1834-1836). Vogler relates the small vignette in this plate, "A Wapping Sweetheart," to the drawing, "A Wapping Landlady" (1989.21.1656).

Catalogue Raisonne: Reid 4917; Douglas 94; Cohn 181

Inscription: Recto, in plate below design, "Designed Etched & Published by George Cruikshank, 23 Myddleton Terrace Pentonville Decr. 1st 1834" at lower edge; "Pl 3" at u.l.; "No 6" at u.r.

Indexed terms

Subjects:

caricatures

Summary

Creators:

George Cruikshank, 1792-1878, British

Background

Custodial history:

Richard Vogler Cruikshank Collection.

Physical facet:

Graphite

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Other descriptive data:

Drawing for plate 25 in number VII of Cruikshank's self-published serial, "My Sketch Book" (1989.21.2272G).

Inscription: Recto, in ink, "George Cruikshank." below design and "original sketch" at c. of upper edge; several annotations in pencil at u.r. and c. of lower edge, including "The GIN-"JUGGARNATH"-or the worship of the "Great Spirit" of the age"

Provenance: George S. MacManus, Philadelphia; Richard A. Vogler, Los Angeles

Indexed terms

Subjects:

vehicles; drunkenness; temperance; deaths

Summary

Creators:

George Cruikshank, 1792-1878, British

Background

Custodial history:

Richard Vogler Cruikshank Collection.

Physical facet:

Etching with hand coloring

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Plate 25 in number seven of Cruikshank's self-published, nine-part serial, "My Sketch Book" (published 1834-1836). Cruikshank, the future teetotaler, here images a giant, machine-like gin shop on wheels, rolling over and crushing the very crowd that pulls it forward. The Center has a related drawing, "The Gin Juggarnath" (1989.21.1655A).

Catalogue Raisonne: Reid 4917; Douglas 94; Cohn 181

Inscription: Recto, in plate below design, "Designed Etched & Published by George Cruikshank 23 Myddleton Terrace Pentonville March 1st 1835" at l.l.; "25" at u.l.

Indexed terms

Subjects:

vehicles; drunkenness; temperance; deaths

Summary

Creators:

George Cruikshank, 1792-1878, British

Background

Custodial history:

Richard Vogler Cruikshank Collection.

Physical facet:

Watercolor and graphite

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Other descriptive data:

Drawing for "The Demon of 1845," an etching published in the May 1845 issue of the illustrated periodical, "George Cruikshank's Table Book" (1989.21.1981E).

Inscription: Recto, in ink, "original sketch" and "Table Book" at upper edge; "George Cruikshank" at lower edge

Indexed terms

Subjects:

railroads; anthropomorphic; boilers (HVAC components)

Summary

Creators:

George Cruikshank, 1792-1878, British; [Bradbury and Evans, London], publisher

Background

Custodial history:

Richard Vogler Cruikshank Collection.

Physical facet:

Etching

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Etching for the May issue of "George Cruikshank's Table Book," illustrating a brief article on railroad speculation. See also the related drawing (1989.21.1658).

Cruikshank planned his "Table Book" as a monthly periodical suitable for reading by the Victorian family. The single volume in twelve parts subsequently published (and in the Richard Vogler Cruikshank Collection) feature several illustrations by Cruikshank and text by authors such as William Makepeace Thackeray, Edward Kenealy, and editor Gilbert Abbott a Beckett.

Catalogue Raisonne: Reid 4989; Douglas 228; Cohn 191

Inscription: Recto, in plate below design, "George Cruikshank" at l.l.

Indexed terms

Subjects:

caricatures; railroads; anthropomorphic; boilers (HVAC components)

Summary

Creators:

George Cruikshank, 1792-1878, British

Background

Custodial history:

Richard Vogler Cruikshank Collection.

Physical facet:

Watercolor and graphite

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Drawing for a print published in the November 1845 issue of the periodical, "George Cruikshank's Table Book" (1989.21.1981K).

Inscription: Recto, in ink, "George Cruikshank" below design; in pencil, "original sketch for The Table Book" at upper edge and "Mr. JOHN BULL In Keeley's character of WILLIBALD / in the popular extravaganza of the BOTTLE IMP." at lower edge

Provenance: John Howell, San Francisco; Richard A. Vogler, Los Angeles

Indexed terms

Subjects:

John Bull

Summary

Creators:

George Cruikshank, 1792-1878, British; [Bradbury and Evans, London], publisher

Background

Custodial history:

Richard Vogler Cruikshank Collection.

Physical facet:

Glyphograph

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One of six glyphographs by Cruikshank published in the monthly periodical, "George Cruikshank's Table Book." This print, from the November 1845 issue, illustrates an article, "Railway Calls," on contemporary speculation in railway scrip or share certificates.

From the article by the periodical's editor, Gilbert Abbott a Beckett: "When this period arrives, instead of a struggle to get hold of scrip, there will be an eagerness to get rid of it. The last possessor will be the unhappy victim to all its liabilities, and every man will go about like the unfortunate individual who had bought the "Bottle Imp" and could only transfer its horrid responsibilities by getting hold of another purchaser. Every one who has seen Keeley in the character of Willibald, the temporary tenant in possession of the ill-fated bottle, unable to find any one willing to be let in as remainder-man, will appreciate the misery of the last scrip-holder. Scrip is the imp by the agency of which many have gratified their mercenary wishes, but soon it may be impossible to get any one to relieve them from the awful burden. Already, symptoms of the panic have appeared, and directors are beginning to repudiate the Railway Bottle Imp."

Catalogue Raisonne: Reid 4989; Douglas 228; Cohn 191

Inscription: Recto, in plate below design, "Geo Cruikshank" at l.l.; "in Glyphography" at l.r.

Indexed terms

Subjects:

John Bull; railroads; investments

Summary

Creators:

George Cruikshank, 1792-1878, British; [Bradbury and Evans, London], publisher

Background

Custodial history:

Richard Vogler Cruikshank Collection.

Physical facet:

Etching

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Etching for the November issue of "George Cruikshank's Table Book." Like Cruikshank's glyphograph in the same issue ("Mr. John Bull, in Keeley's celebrated character of Willibald, in the Popular Extravaganza of The Bottle Imp") this print illustrates a brief article on railroad speculation by the periodical's editor, Gilbert Abbott a Beckett.

Catalogue Raisonne: Reid 4989; Douglas 228; Cohn 191

Inscription: Recto, in plate below design, "Geo Cruikshank" at l.r.

Indexed terms

Subjects:

John Bull; railroads; investments

Summary

Creators:

George Cruikshank, 1792-1878, British; John Fairburn, London, publisher

Background

Custodial history:

Richard Vogler Cruikshank Collection.

Physical facet:

Etching with hand coloring

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George Cruikshank's cataloger, Albert M. Cohn, suggests this unsigned frontispiece is the artist's earliest unassisted etching. The frontispiece is for a small pamphlet describing and critiquing the 1806 comic pantomime by Thomas Dibdin performed at Covent Garden.

Catalogue Raisonne: Reid 4598; Douglas 315; Cohn 280

Provenance: R.J.H. Douglas; Albert M. Cohn; William H. Woodin; Marshall R. Anspach; Richard A. Vogler, Los Angeles

Indexed terms

Subjects:

actors; costumes; Mother Goose; geese

Summary

Creators:

George Cruikshank, 1792-1878, British; Charles Baldwyn, London, publisher

Background

Custodial history:

Richard Vogler Cruikshank Collection.

Physical facet:

Etching

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George Cruikshank made some of the most influential illustrations of the nineteenth century when he created etchings for the 1823 "German Popular Stories," the first English translation of the celebrated collection of folk tales published in German several years earlier by Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm. The Vogler Cruikshank collection includes rebound, first edition, first issues of Volumes I and II of "German Popular Stories" (see also 1989.21.1995B). The collection also holds a copperplate etched by Cruikshank for "Running after the Golden Goose," illustrating the story, "The Golden Goose," in Volume I of "German Popular Stories."

Catalogue Raisonne: Reid 4801; Douglas 53; Cohn 369

Inscription: Recto, in plate below design, "G. Cruikshank fect."

Provenance: John F. Talmage; Marshall R. Anspach; Richard A. Vogler, Los Angeles

Indexed terms

Subjects:

hearths; storytellers; laughing

Summary

Creators:

George Cruikshank, 1792-1878, British; James Robins & Co., London, and Joseph Robins Jr. & Co., Dublin, publishers

Background

Custodial history:

Richard Vogler Cruikshank Collection.

Physical facet:

Etching

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Title page vignette from the first edition, first issue (rebound) of Volume II of "German Popular Stories" (see also Volume I, 1989.21.1995A).

Catalogue Raisonne: Reid 4801; Douglas 53; Cohn 369

Inscription: Recto, in plate below design "G. Cruikshank fect."

Provenance: John F. Talmage; Marshall R. Anspach; Richard A. Vogler, Los Angeles

Indexed terms

Subjects:

hearths; storytellers; children (by age group)

Summary

Creators:

George Cruikshank, 1792-1878, British

Background

Scope and content:

From a bound album of undivided proofs before letters of illustrations for "Sketches by Boz, Illustrative of Every-Day Life and Every-Day People," a compilation of occasional papers by Charles Dickens. In 1836 John Macrone, London, published Dickens's papers with sixteen illustrations by Cruikshank in two volumes. The following year, Macrone published "Sketches by Boz, the Second Series" (first edition), a second collection of papers in one volume, with ten illustrations by Cruikshank. In addition to the bound album of undivided proofs shown here, the Vogler Cruikshank collection includes examples of the published book: the first series in two volumes (second edition), the Second Series in one volume, and the "new, complete" edition published in twenty parts by Chapman and Hall, London.

Custodial history:

Richard Vogler Cruikshank Collection.

Physical facet:

Etching

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Inscribed on album's end paper: "The proofs of the 1st series in this vol. were purchased by me of Mrs Geo. Cruikshank on the 1st August 1887, the second series later in the same year. No set of proofs was in either of the sales of Geo. Cruikshank books held by his Excu. at Sotheby's or Christie's & I have never seen but 4 sets. H.W. Burton June 23d 1901."

Catalogue Raisonne: Reid 4938; Douglas 163; Cohn 232

Inscription: Recto, in plate below design, "George Cruikshank"

Provenance: W.H. Bruton; Clarence S. Bement; Charles S. Auchincloss; Richard A. Vogler, Los Angeles

Indexed terms

Subjects:

MacBeth, King of Scotland, 11th cent.; backstages; actors

Summary

Creators:

George Cruikshank, 1792-1878, British

Background

Custodial history:

Richard Vogler Cruikshank Collection.

Physical facet:

Etching

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From an album of undivided proofs before letters of illustrations for the book, "Sketches by Boz, Second Series," published by John Macrone, London, 1837. The book is a compilation of occasional papers by Charles Dickens, with illustrations by Cruikshank.

Inscribed on album's end paper: "The proofs of the 1st series in this vol. were purchased by me of Mrs Geo. Cruikshank on the 1st August 1887, the second series later in the same year. No set of proofs was in either of the sales of Geo. Cruikshank books held by his Excu. at Sotheby's or Christie's & I have never seen but 4 sets. H.W. Burton June 23d 1901."

Catalogue Raisonne: Reid 4938; Douglas 163; Cohn 233

Inscription: Recto, in plate below design, "George Cruikshank"

Provenance: W.H. Bruton; Clarence S. Bement; Charles S. Auchincloss; Richard A. Vogler, Los Angeles

Indexed terms

Subjects:

hot-air balloons; street scenes

Summary

Creators:

George Cruikshank, 1792-1878, British

Background

Scope and content:

The Vogler Cruikshank collection also holds an uncolored example of this book, as well as an American edition published by Carey and Hart, Philadelphia, and examples of an edition published by David Bryce & Son, Glasgow, six years after Cruikshank's death. In addition to the books, the Collection includes a letter from Cruikshank to David Bogue, dated July 17, 1844, announcing he will soon finish the last plate for Lambkin.

Custodial history:

Richard Vogler Cruikshank Collection.

Physical facet:

Etching with hand coloring

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Other descriptive data:

Title page from a small book with twenty-four illustrations and descriptive captions by Cruikshank.

Catalogue Raisonne: Reid 4983; Douglas 223; Cohn 192

Inscription: Recto, in plate, "Designed Etched & / Published / by / George Cruikshank / August 1st 1844 / Sold by D Bogue / 86 Fleet St. London / and all Booksellers"

Indexed terms

Subjects:

humor; life cycles (human); courtship

Summary

Creators:

George Cruikshank, 1792-1878, British

Background

Scope and content:

The Vogler Cruikshank collection has several variations of "The Bottle" and "The Drunkard's Children," including a set of painted lantern slides on glass, used by Temperance promoters to illustrate lectures.

Custodial history:

Richard Vogler Cruikshank Collection.

Physical facet:

Glyphograph with hand coloring

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From a suite of eight prints, stitched in a paper wrapper, narrating a family's decline from domestic order to ruin. Cruikshank executed "The Bottle" and its sequel, "The Drunkard's Children," on behalf of the Temperance movement. In these and other works, Cruikshank vilified alcohol as greatly damaging to the physical and mental health of drinkers and causing the demise of working-class families. In 1847 Cruikshank took the pledge of total alcohol abstinence and became an active member of the Temperance movement. [Helmreich, Life in London]

Glyphography provided Cruikshank with an inexpensive means for making durable printing plates for mass production of "The Bottle." In this relief process, the artist scratched or incised a design on a metal plate coated with a thick substance, like wax. Additional wax was applied to areas surrounding the incised lines, placing the design in greater relief. The wax-coated plate was then covered with a layer of copper, filling the incised lines and forming a positive mold for printing. [see Patten 1996, 237]

Published for the artist by David Bogue, London.

Catalogue Raisonne: Reid 5000; Douglas 242; Cohn 194

Inscription: Recto, in plate, "Designed and Etched by George Cruikshank" at l.r.

Indexed terms

Subjects:

interior; dwellings; families

Summary

Creators:

George Cruikshank, 1792-1878, British

Background

Custodial history:

Richard Vogler Cruikshank Collection.

Physical facet:

Glyphograph with hand coloring

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See also an example of the same plate with the addition of a tinted block for shading (1989.21.1382B).

Published for the artist by David Bogue, London.

Catalogue Raisonne: Reid 5000; Douglas 242; Cohn 194

Inscription: Recto, in plate, "Designed and Etched by Geo Cruikshank" at l.r.

Indexed terms

Subjects:

interior; dwellings; families; poverty; alcoholism

Summary

Creators:

George Cruikshank, 1792-1878, British

Background

Custodial history:

Richard Vogler Cruikshank Collection.

Physical facet:

Glyphograph with hand coloring

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Other descriptive data:

Published for the artist by David Bogue, London.

Catalogue Raisonne: Reid 5000; Douglas 242; Cohn 194

Inscription: Recto, in plate, "Designed and Etched by Geo Cruikshank" at l.r.

Indexed terms

Subjects:

interior; dwellings; families; poverty; alcoholism

Summary

Creators:

George Cruikshank, 1792-1878, British

Background

Custodial history:

Richard Vogler Cruikshank Collection.

Physical facet:

Glyphograph with hand coloring

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Other descriptive data:

Published for the artist by David Bogue, London.

Catalogue Raisonne: Reid 5000; Douglas 242; Cohn 194

Inscription: Recto, in plate, "Designed and Etched by Geo Cruikshank" at l.r.

Indexed terms

Subjects:

street scenes; families; poverty; unemployment; begging; alcoholism

Summary

Creators:

George Cruikshank, 1792-1878, British

Background

Custodial history:

Richard Vogler Cruikshank Collection.

Physical facet:

Glyphograph with hand coloring

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Other descriptive data:

Published for the artist by David Bogue, London.

Catalogue Raisonne: Reid 5000; Douglas 242; Cohn 194

Inscription: Recto, in plate, "Designed and Etched by George Cruikshank" at l.r.

Indexed terms

Subjects:

interior; dwellings; families; deaths; alcoholism

Summary

Creators:

George Cruikshank, 1792-1878, British

Background

Custodial history:

Richard Vogler Cruikshank Collection.

Physical facet:

Glyphograph with hand coloring

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Plate six in a suite of eight prints by Cruikshank narrating the damaging effects of alcohol on a working-class family. Cruikshank directly attributed difficult social issues, such as violence and poverty, to alcohol consumption.

Published for the artist by David Bogue, London.

Catalogue Raisonne: Reid 5000; Douglas 242; Cohn 194

Inscription: Recto, in plate, "Designed and Etched by George Cruikshank" at c. of lower edge

Indexed terms

Subjects:

interior; dwellings; families; violence; alcoholism

Summary

Creators:

George Cruikshank, 1792-1878, British

Background

Custodial history:

Richard Vogler Cruikshank Collection.

Physical facet:

Glyphograph with hand coloring

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Other descriptive data:

Published for the artist by David Bogue, London.

Catalogue Raisonne: Reid 5000; Douglas 242; Cohn 194

Inscription: Recto, in plate, "Designed & Etched by George Cruikshank" at l.r.

Indexed terms

Subjects:

interior; dwellings; families; deaths; grief; alcoholism

Summary

Creators:

George Cruikshank, 1792-1878, British

Background

Custodial history:

Richard Vogler Cruikshank Collection.

Physical facet:

Glyphograph with hand coloring

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Cruikshank believed total abstinence from alcohol could end poverty and misery. The same man who had caricatured the exploits of the fashionable and powerful in the Regency period--in works such as "Inconveniences of a Crowded Drawing Room" (1989.21.1553) and "Gent, No Gent and Regent" (1989.21.273)--devoted the last years of his career to the Temperance movement and reforming the social ills of Victorian London. [Helmreich, Life in London]

Published for the artist by David Bogue, London.

Catalogue Raisonne: Reid 5000; Douglas 242; Cohn 194

Indexed terms

Subjects:

psychiatric hospitals; mental disorders; inmates

Summary

Creators:

George Cruikshank, 1792-1878, British

Background

Custodial history:

Richard Vogler Cruikshank Collection.

Physical facet:

Glyphograph with tint

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One of eight plates from Cruikshank's suite, "The Bottle," a popular work issued in several editions. This plate is from the imperial folio or large paper edition with tint (and without descriptive verses). See also an example of the same plate with hand coloring (1989.21.1383B).

Published for the artist by David Bogue, London.

Catalogue Raisonne: Reid 5000; Douglas 242; Cohn 194

Inscription: Recto, in plate, "Designed and Etched by Geo Cruikshank" at l.r.

Indexed terms

Subjects:

interior; dwellings; families; poverty; alcoholism

Summary

Creators:

George Cruikshank, 1792-1878, British; David Bogue, London, publisher

Background

Custodial history:

Richard Vogler Cruikshank Collection.

Physical facet:

Etching

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One of six plates for "Hop-O'My-Thumb and the Seven-League Boots," the first of four books in the series, "George Cruikshank's Fairy Library." Cruikshank edited the text--imbuing the tale with his Temperance beliefs--and designed and etched illustrations for each book in his "Fairy Library." The three other books in the series are: "The History of Jack and the Bean-stalk" (David Bogue, 1854), "Cinderella and the Glass Slipper" (David Bogue, 1854, see 1989.21.1943A), and "Puss in Boots" (Routledge, Warne & Routledge and F. Arnold, 1864).

Catalogue Raisonne: Reid 5032; Douglas 263; Cohn 196

Inscription: Recto, in plate, "George Cruikshank" at c. of lower edge

Indexed terms

Subjects:

fairy tales; families; abandoned children; giants; woods

Summary

Creators:

George Cruikshank, 1792-1878, British

Background

Custodial history:

Richard Vogler Cruikshank Collection.

Physical facet:

Etching with hand coloring

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One of six plates for "Cinderella and the Glass Slipper" (David Bogue, 1854), the third of four books in the series, "George Cruikshank's Fairy Library." See also "Hop-O'My-Thumb and the Seven-League Boots" (1989.21.1940A).

Catalogue Raisonne: Reid 5032; Douglas 263; Cohn 198

Inscription: Recto, in plate below design, "Designed & Etched by George Cruikshank"

Indexed terms

Subjects:

fairy tales; hearths; Cinderella; dwarfs

Summary

Creators:

George Cruikshank, 1792-1878, British

Background

Custodial history:

Richard Vogler Cruikshank Collection.

Physical facet:

Watercolor and graphite

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Drawing for frontispiece to "Holidays with Hobgoblins and Talk of Strange Things" by Dudley Costello.

Inscription: Recto, in pencil (faintly), "SHAVING / A / GHOST!" at c. of lower edge

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Subjects:

barbers; shaving

Summary

Creators:

George Cruikshank, 1792-1878, British; Dudley Costello, author; John Camden Hotten, London, publisher

Background

Custodial history:

Richard Vogler Cruikshank Collection.

Physical facet:

Etching

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The Center has a first edition "Holidays with Hobgoblins and Talk of Strange Things," with original violet cloth binding embossed with gilt after a design by Cruikshank.

Catalogue Raisonne: Reid 5057; Douglas 286; Cohn 166

Inscription: Recto, in plate below design, "Designed & Etched / by Geo. Cruikshank" and "Shaving / A / Ghost!"

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Subjects:

barbers; shaving